The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-10
WOMEN AND HOME.
Instructions for Those Who
Do Paper Hanging.
FEMININE CORRESPONDENTS.
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The easiest way, OF course, is to en-
ploy professional paper hanger; bu
that largely increases the expense, anC
if economy must be practiced, one who
has ''knack" for doing such things
1--WE would not advise any one else tc
try IL can very soon become suffi-
GENTLY expert to paper room nicely
In selecting a paper, two points with
respect to quality should be kept in
mind: First-It is much more difficult
hang very thin or very thick paper
than one of medium weight. If one is
going to put it on himself, it is better
to pay few cents roll more, and be
content with little less than the best,
than run the risk of making bad Job
of it. Second-Special care should be
taken to avoid purchasing paper with
arsenical colors. 1t is a mistake to sup
pose that green paper alone contains
arsenic. Other colors may have it, ana
arsenical wall papers, in spite of ths pro
tests of doctors and sanitarians, are
still largely sold, to the serious detri-
ment of those VINO are confined in the
same room with them.
The following suggestions are given in
the StOcEmGn for the benefit of those who
desire to do their own papering. Pre-
missing that the old paper, if tn re is
any, should be entirely removed from
the walls, for sanitary reasons, says:
The old paper can easily be removed
~ hVfn h hYaT1c h
and bucket of water. Wash the wall
all over, and the paper can be torn off
and the wall made perfectly clean again;
if This is not done there will be ridges
wherever the paper is left on, that will
show badly with your new paper, es-
peCially if it is light ground.
Care and discretion should be taken
in selecting papers for the places they
are to be put. Light bedrooms with
white hangings have a chilly aspect,
which should be avoided; also dark
ground papers will give rooms that are
not fully lighted sombre effect which
is depressing. For whatever part of
the house it is intended it should give it
that cheerful and home-llke appearance
bearing evidence of the taste of the oc-
cupants.
Having your old paper removed and
your new selected, you are ready to
begin paperIng. Take q roll of the paper
and having trimmed the right side of
it, hold it up to the wall, arranging it
so the pattern will show evenly at both
top and bottom, and then cut off a
length. and use this length as a guide,
and match all the rest off it. In cutting
the lengths be careful to have them cut
perfectly square across, or it will look
badly where it meets the wash board |
You now have your paper trimmed
and cut ready to apply. Have ready
brush, table or board long |
enough to take the whole piece in one
length, and the step-ladder on which |
wall. Make a paste of wheat -four, |
quite thin-not thicker than molasses,
and as smooth as possible. Apply the |
paste to the piece of paper, being very
particular to have it touch the edges, |
he top and bottom well. Take the
piece by the top, raise it off the table
md support it with one arm, and put it
Up to the wall, keeping it entirely clean
If the wall until you fasten the head of
he sheet and see that it hangs square
Hang 1t properly az first and then fol-
Ow it down from the top, rubbing
across it with a clean cloth, so there
Will be no wrinkles whatever in it.
Apply the next piece in the same way,
)eing careful to watch the figures so as
lot to- have a white seam showing
between the patterns. 1t is best to cut
he paper lengthWise when you reach a
.orner, matching the figures, of course.
f you do not wish to take from the
hight of room do not put bordering
N the bottom of the wall. FL. ii
Begin papering in the least snowy
orner, at the side of mantle or some
,lace not much seen, so when finished
it does not exactly match it will be
title seen. This is all there is to be OBJ :
erved in hanging paper, and there is
lothlng that any one cannot do with I
title patience and practice. ar.u-z 4
1nstead.of cutting lengths so that they ,
Vlll just reach the surbase, il is much i
letter to cut them little longer than ,
necessary; then, after putting on the /
taste, turn the lower end over eighteen |
II twenty inches, so that when laid
gainst the wall 1t will not stick at the /
'ottom till the upper part is properly !
lung. When that is accomplished, run !
he turned up part down, mark il along
he top of the surbase with the shears l.
nd GU it off at the marked line. By
MS method inequality in the height of | T
# the room or in the base board is al
owed for, and the paper always fits
leatly along the base board.
A very pretty effect is produced BY
sing roll paper for border instead of
he regular bordering. If two wide for
he height of the room it may be cat in
wo, or, if the figure admits of it, in
hree strips, finishing where the two 9
'apers join with narrow edging. This :
5 a little old fashioned, but if the
'aper harmonizes with that on the walls ,
t gives very pleasing effect, and is
much cheaper than an equally hand
ONE border.-Boston Budget.